Applying apparatus



March I J. .w. COSGROVE APFLYING APPARATUS I Filed May 13, 1925 2Sheets-Sheet l March 15,1927. 1,620,802

J. W. COSGROVE v APPLYING APPARATUS Filed May 15, 1925 2 SheetsT- Sheet2 24 '5, In I I! .H 'm 1" v 70 59 53 I; I I 1) ll /6 1a 64 f 52 1o" 8 Iv 5 l 4 .1 i 5 v 66 p68" V essieivoit "To tense seen] Patented Mar. 15,1927.

JOHN wf oo'senovn, MAQ I s JERSEY,

ri e-feeder), rres' serresew'rsg v p I. p p p V PORATION, OF I A'rERsoN,JERSEY, A CORFO'BATION OF NEW,

Asses-me APPAnArtfs.

My invention concerns apparatus -for -applying various substances to.Work-pieces, as those for coatingshoe=counters' withip'zrste' or other.adhesive. I.

Counters are :commonly of two distinct types, termed, respectively,molded and flat. The first substantially icorre'sponds in form :toth'eeounterr'portion' ofca' finished shoeybeing folded tram leather :or' "a;leeither sub stitute." The second has plane faces', with onlyitheperiphery shaped, itbing in other respects formed ain theiztssembl-ingoperation. To efliciently coat] counters for assembling withshoe-upp'ers', zt number may bepl'ac'ed together upon at support, andall immersed simultaneously in an adhesive to receive" themselves in theproper position upon the support for the coating-operation,fvvhreh is toap Iythe-edhesiVe only to their l'i 'oj 'jer edges; and not to-theflanges. The fi'at e'ounters, hoWeven'cannot alone assome the d'e"*sired vertical position. An object of my invention is to @fu-r'nishanepperatusby which both of the previ ously-nu'entioned types ofcounter-s or similar Work-pieces may be coated; To this end, a grid =or'other 's'upport which is movable in erecepte'cIe for a coatingsubstance, andupon which the coating operation is performed, is providednear one sidewith aholder for fiztt pieces,

' which extend from-such holder across the support, the greaterportionof which is left free to receive the curved or mol'd'ed pieces The whenthese ereto be o'perttted upon, apparatus thus serves With elniest equalefiiciency for work otbothcharacters; The

holder'ior theflat pieee'sf-may. consist of a clip having Y a series ofspaced member's, be: tween' ivhieh said pieces re received;

In accordance with the method of Sawyer and Rightmime; mold e61 e'on'nters are "pla CCl upon the coating support nested with ne another, butsomewhat draw-n a art to give" the coating. substanceireerfeccess to thesurfaces. W'hen thus arranged there is a; tend-- en'cy for theterminal'counter, the spaced reduced. end's rojecting from the next: ofi Suchtaction' would ciiiise. this"-end c'ouiiter is, the pasted ortion"Wolu'idapproach-tot) elose'fio' the flange at the" iterwerd errtreihity,and be too far" removed from it at the reer.-

This,taslan' obIjfect -of 'ven Ii, Tove-r sides to difieren't distanicesaboveite surface; One of these engaging-punters may be furnished bytheh'older ifor'theflz'it pieces, y

it also-servingto locate theseries (if molded;

'countersu'po'n the grid; "whil' th'e other is;

- of less height and s'ituated'at theoppositeside d'f the support fremthe holder. This latter portion serves as a rest ii'ponfv'vhic'h' thepoints of the'end'counter's of the series may lie to prevent'tilting.The lower engaging portion may be furnished "by a?l: "2 t;1,":'

ir'iclude'din the grid o'r support; and Whieh has ts upper edge aboveits companions.

This in no Way interferes with the use of the apparatus for operatingupon flztt counters. 1

In- .appafratus er the charmer previously described,- it -'is*.cust'omairy to eover'the -rec'e i+ tacle whilewthe apparatus istemporarily out of use, :as atni g'ht, to prevent evztporation" :f-romthe paste 'zrndj the gathering 'df dirt} tained normally elevated, bysprings; so

As the Wort-support is commonly main:

that it: isfiabove the "coating substance alt the top of the reoeptecle, it may interfere with the application of the Cover. This-isfespweially true in eon-neetien with thehdl-der ior fiat vvork of the presnt-inventio sincethis t holder projetits cons'ideraibly above the upper:t'a'ce oi the-support, A further object of the invention is' to givoideny tende ey to such interference, th1s being accomplished the fritine,"'pre'ferably'engzxges the carrier upon which the work-support; ismounted;

25nd from Whichit receives its? movement into and out of the adhesive.

In adhesive-applying" je ereto of the character to" which myimprovements relate,

it important that the work-supporting grid shall be readily removablefrom its carrier to permit the cleaning of said grid and of thereceptacle. The means which has heretofore been employed to attach thegrid to the carrier has, so far as I am aware, consisted of nutsengaging threaded ends of carrier-rods. These nuts become locked inplace by the accumulated dried adhesive so that it is difficult to freethe grid. At best,

I their removal is wasteful of time. An additional object of myinvention is to so secure the grid to the carrier that it maybe takenoff and resorted easily and quickly. For this purpose, I utilize acarrier having a projection, and a grid-retaining member provided withan opening through which passes a portion of the carrier and itsprojection, and with an inclined surface for contact .with saidprojection. Such an arrangement permits the grid to be freed, or

secured by rotation of the retaining member through less than a single.turn, combined with a slight movement of translation.

For the purpose of illustrating the inven tion, a single embodimentthereof appears in the accompanyingdrawings. Tnthese,

Fig. 1 isa perspective, view of the upper port-ion'of acounter-pastingapparatus with parts broken away;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional detail illus trating means for securingthe grid upon its carr er;

- Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the man ner 1n wh ch a series ofmolded counters 1s supported uponthe grid;

Fig. 4 .is a broken front elevation of the apparatus; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional detail illus trating the latching devicefor the grid.

A frame 10, adapted to be mounted upon a bench or upon the column of amachine with which the coating apparatus is tobe used, has associatedwith it a receptacle, in

. the form of a generally rectangular pan 12,

to receive the. paste or other adhesive which is tobe applied. Arrangedto slide vertically. in alined openings in the frame and passing throughopenings in extensions- 14, 14at opposite ends of the pan, arecarrierrods 16, 16 connected near the lower portion of the frame by across-bar. 18. Somewhat below the top of each rod is formed anannular'shoulder 20, upon which rests one of the arms 22 of a yoke 24,to the depending portions 26 of which is'secured a grid 28 of the sameperipheral contour as the pan, and made up of series of bars30intersecting each other at rightangles. This grid, when employed forthe coating of counters,'acts as a support to carry the work into andout of the adhesive in the receptacle, but may also be utilized as amore temporary support or applying member, upon whichv the wor piecesare laid to receive their coatingby impression rather than immersion.'To fix the grid in place upon the carrier-rods, each of said rods isprovided with a lateral projection 32, just below its upper extremity. Aslot 34 in the arm 22 provides for the removal of the grid, thisslotpassing over the projection. Between the shoulder. 20 and the projection32, and surrounding each rod 16, is a nut or retaining member36, inwhich is a slot 38 to allow for the passage of the member by the pin 32.Extending from the paste. After removal of. the grid, the pan may alsobe taken from the frame for cleaning, and for this purpose it is onlynecessary to raise said pan above two cylindrical bosses 44 projectingupwardly from the frame 10 and which enter the openings in theextensions 14, through which pass the rods 16. When the bottom of thepan is. above the tops of the bosses,'it may be moved laterally, slots46 in. the sides of the panextensions permitting the passage ofv thecarrier-rods.

Normally, the grid is held with its upper face near the top of the pan,convenient for the application ofthe workpieces by the operator, bysprings48, 48, (Fig. 4) which surround the rods 16 between thecarrierbar 18 and a bottom-bar 50- ofthe frame. The grid maybe lowered,for its immersion with the work in the paste contained in the pan, by alever 52 fulcrumed at 53 upon the frame, and resting at its under sideagainst the "carrier-bar 18. This depression of the grid is effectedthrough pressure by the operator upon a pad 54 at the forward extremityof thelever. I

In coating molded counters C, or those which, in manufacture, have beenshaped to conform to the heel-portion of a shoe, a suitable number ofthese are taken by the operator nested in a series as they are commonlyreceived from the vmaker), .drawn out" to separate the rear and laidupon thesurface of the grid, as is portions from one another,

illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The

curved outer extremity. c of the terminal counter does not receive thesupport that do its companions, so thereis a tendency for it to'tiltforward, the outer ends sinking be low the levelin which lie the sameportions of the associated counters. Nhen thus related, this displacedcounterwould be coated the edge, is ,a holder,

too deeply: at the depressedportions, andrnot sufficiently. at i thereariportion. 'To i'prevent this and maintain the entire-series insubstantiallythe same relation, a :bar :near one side of the grid,whichxcomes. beneath the portion c of the $1331? counter,r-extends at 56nested countershave been'laidzacross the grid,'.-theoperator,byexertingrpressure upon the {pad 54:, carries "the grid into the pastein'the'receptacle to an. extentsuiiicient -:to

coat all the; counters to .the proper distance trom' theinfl a-nges.

In coating flat counters 'or uniformed ing a receptacle, a grid 1movable 2mm :and out of .paste'contained inrtheu'ieeeptacle, 1 andblanksysuch' as :appearat B in,:-Fig. f1,-it'-is desired,- as .in themanner. .just described,: to coat only that portion of the body which isupmostwhen assembleddnaashoe, For

this purpose, ;it.:i-s necessary that they be held oned-ge, they notbeing self-supporting in this relation. Along thesideofthe grid oppositethe-raised bar 56, -an'd near preferably furnished by-a' clip '58 formedas a continuous helix. This :is :conveniently retained. in .place bysetting the lower 1 edges of its convolutions in slots 60 forined inoneot the bars30, and upsetting the sides of the slot so they pressfirmly against the .helix. ,The-counters B are placed between theconvolutions, which I not only"hold th'em upright'gbiit spaced from Fig.I apparatus, the carrier and grid are freed by one another, so that thepaste will be admitted between them. T'hecoating operation is performedin the same manner as with the molded counters. It is tobe observed thatthe clip 58 serves both as a holder for theflat counters B and as a gageor posltioning device, WlllCh, when the serles.

of molded counters extended to the customary amount are placed againstit, locates the ends 0 of the counters at the opposite extremities ofthe series in proper relation to the bar 56 of the grid,'s0 that theseend counters will be held against displacement.

To enable the pan to be closed when the apparatus is not inuse, to avoidthe evaporation of the paste and the entrance of foreign matter the gridis lowered by the lever 52, this carrying the clip 58 below the top ofthe pan and leaving the upper edges of the side walls of the pan free toreceive a cover 62 (Fig. 4). In this position, the grid is secured by a.hook-shaped latch 64 pivoted at 66 upon a base 68.

frame-bar 50, to which it is secured by a screw 70 threaded through thebase and con tacting at its inner end with the bar. The engagingextremity of the latch 64 passes over the carrier-bar 18, as is wellshown in When it is again desired to use the I This'base may be of suchform that it partially embraces the in dotted linesin Fig. 5.

"throwingl back the latch :fromth'e 'bar- 1:8, it I "thereuponcassumingthe position indicated Having described-"my invention, what-l :claim asnew and=.desire to secure by Let-1 ters Patent of the United-States is:

1 An applying apparatus comprising -'a -.receptacle, a worksupportrmovable. in the receptacle, said support being'providcd: near Ii one side with a holder for substantially flat work+pieces, a greaterportion'ofthe support being free .to IGOQIVB'CHI'VBd.WOI k PYQCeS,

2. An applying apparatus comprising a" receptacle, a grid movable. inthe Y receptacle, and .a work-eng a in helix secured+to the "grid at oneside only thereof.

8. A "counter-pasting apparatus "coinpris a clip-situated near one sideof :the grid: and provided with a "SBIIEZ'S of :spacedxmembers arrangedto receive fiat counters between a'dacent iinembers, the a greater.:portion of. the grid-surface being rtree to receive m'o-lded counters;

4. An applying apparatus comprising :a

receptacle, and r a 'work support movable in :the receptacle; saidsupport having 'a-.."generally fiat work-supporting surface and workengaging 1; pro G'CiZlOIlS situated -"at opposite sides risingdliierent' d stances abovetthefgene 'eral work-supporting zsurtace.

5. An-wapplying apparatus"comprising a receptacle, and aWork-support"movable 1n the receptacle, said support havingworkengagingportions situated at opposite sides and rising difi'erentdistances above the general work-supporting surface, one of saidreceptacle and including bars extending.

across the support, a bar at one side of the support havingits upperedge above its companions, and a work-holder extending across ihesupport at the side opposite the elevated 8; A counter-pasting apparatuscomprising a receptacle, a grid movable into and out of paste containedin the receptacle'and including bars extending acrossthe grid, a bar atone side of the grid having its-upper edgeu above its companions, and ahelical clip at .tached to a bar at the side of the grid opposite theelevated bar.

9. An applyingapparatus comprising a receptacle, a work-support movabletherein, means for holding the support normally raised in thereceptacle, and means arranged to temporarily latch the support in thereceptacle against the influence of the raising means.

10. An app-lying apparatus comprising a frame, a receptacle mountedthereon, a carrier movable upon the frame, a grid mounted upon thecarrier, a spring acting upon the carrier to elevate the grid in thereceptacle, and means engaging the carrier to rer situated in thereceptacle and mounted upon the rods, a member joining the rods, springsacting upon the member to elevate the grid, and a latch arranged toengage the member.

13. In a counter-pasting apparatus, a frame, a paste-receptaclesupported thereon, rods movable in theframe adjacent the receptacle, agrid situated in the receptacle and mounted upon the rods, a clipextending across the upper faceof the grid, a bar joining the-rods,springs-interposed between the frame and bar, and a hook pivoted uponthe frame for engagement with the bar.

14. In an adhesive-applying apparatus, an adhesive-receptacle, a carriermovable adjacent thereto and having 'a projection, a grid mounted uponthe carrier, and a retaining member having an opening to receive aportion of the carrier and its projection and provided with an inclinedsurface for contact with the projection.

15. In a pasting apparatus, a paste-receptacle, a carrier movableadjacent thereto and having a projection, a grid mounted upon thecarrier, and a retaining member having an opening and a slotcommunicating therewith, the opening and slot respectively receiving therod and projection, there being an incline upon the retaining member forengagement with the projection.

16. The combination with a frame, of a receptacle supported thereon, arodmow able in the frame and having a shoulder, a projection spaced fromthe shoulder, a grid situated in the receptacle and resting upon theshoulder below theprojection, and a retainingmember arranged to turnabout the rod and provided with a cam-surface contacting with theprojection and arranged in its rotation to clamp the grid against theshoulder.

In testimony whereof I-have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN w. oosenovn.

